Phony Benoni: <offramp> This was the first of two national-level events Capablanca played at New York in 1913. He started this event 10-0, but lost to Jaffe in round 11 and finished with draws against Chajes and Marshall, ending up 1/2-point ahead of the latter.

In the Summer, Capablanca was credited with a 13-0 score at the Rice Chess Club Summer Tournament. I put it that way because two of the players withdrew very early (after rounds 1 and 4), but their games were included as losses in the final crosstable instead of being cancelled and disregarded. This allowed Capablanca to match Lasker's 13-0 feat at New York 1893. (He actually did face one of the dropouts, so scored 12-0 in games actually played.)

Abdel Irada: PB, I hope this won't alarm you, but I think you and I are both alumni of the same pun-itentiary. I've been guilty of the following riddle for decades: "Q.: What would the headlines have read following the battle of Waterloo if the British had access to heavy artillery? A.: 'Napoleon blown apart.'"

FSR: <Phony Benoni: <offramp> This was the first of two national-level events Capablanca played at New York in 1913. He started this event 10-0, but lost to Jaffe in round 11 and finished with draws against Chajes and Marshall, ending up 1/2-point ahead of the latter.>

So Zapoleon's draw in L B Zapoleon vs Marshall, 1913 deprived Marshall of a tie for first - though I daresay Capablanca would have tried harder against Chajes (draw in 22) and Marshall (draw in 18) if he'd had to.

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